NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers defending Platinum Partners founder Mark Nordlicht in a $1 billion fraud case on Thursday said they would no longer pursue their appeal of a federal judge's order restricting the attorneys' contact with potential government...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers defending Platinum Partners founder Mark Nordlicht in a $1 billion fraud case on Thursday said they would no longer pursue their appeal of a federal judge's order restricting the attorneys' contact with potential government witnesses.